GALACTIC WISDOM

“LEAVE ANY BIGOTRY IN YOUR QUARTERS. THERE’S NO ROOM FOR IT ON THE BRIDGE.”

—KIRK, “BALANCE OF TERROR”

“LYING IS A SKILL LIKE ANY OTHER. AND IF YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE, YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE CONSTANTLY.”

—GARAK, “IN PURGATORY’S SHADOW”

“I CHOSE TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS A PERSON, THAT I HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE MORE THAN A COLLECTION OF CIRCUITS AND SUB-PROCESSORS.”

—DATA, “RIGHTFUL HEIR”

“WITHOUT FOLLOWERS, EVIL CANNOT SPREAD.”

—SPOCK, “AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD”

“YOU DON’T GRAB POWER. YOU ACCUMULATE IT QUIETLY, WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING.”

—ZEK, “THE NAGUS”

“I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENCES. MAY WE TOGETHER BECOME GREATER THAN THE SUM OF BOTH OF US.”

—SURAK OF VULCAN, “THE SAVAGE CURTAIN”

“FEAR EXISTS FOR ONE PURPOSE: TO BE CONQUERED.”

—JANEWAY, “THE THAW”

“SEIZE THE TIME, MERIBOR. LIVE NOW; MAKE NOW ALWAYS THE MOST PRECIOUS TIME. NOW WILL NEVER COME AGAIN.”

—PICARD, “THE INNER LIGHT”

“TOO MANY PEOPLE DREAM OF PLACES THEY’LL NEVER GO, WISH FOR THINGS THEY’LL NEVER HAVE, INSTEAD OF PAYING ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO THEIR REAL LIVES.”

—ODO, “IF WISHES WERE HORSES”